alarm
Example Sentences
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The cause for alarm was the latest snapshot of wholesale prices.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
"I'll flinch, I'll go to run. In my job when that alarm is hit. I'm not running away from the danger, I'm running to the danger. It's completely exhausting."
From BBC • May 13, 2026
In Arcadia and other heavily Asian cities in the San Gabriel Valley, the charges have brought questions about what exactly China is doing, along with alarm about a potential backlash in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Some analysts argue that break-even rates still remain below levels that would alarm Fed officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
She remembered running through the tunnel, the sound of an alarm going off, and someone taking the vial and telling her everything would be all right.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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